Saturday, March 17, 2018

Skreel the Galaxy Bat

I've slowly, and obsessively, been building up my sofubi ("soft 'n light Japanese vinyl toy") collection over the years, and a recent fun, and somewhat frightening addition is Skreel the Galaxy Bat. Apparently made in Japan about 3 or 4 years ago by Galaxy People, I totally love anything batty, so after stumbling upon this fine furry, fanged freak on eBay, I instantly knew I had to have him! He comes in a variety of colorfully wild paint jobs, but the simple, true villain black, chrome, and red was the obvious choice for me. I love his awesome slick wings too-- and is there a more perfect example of illustrated designer toy header card art anywhere else in the galaxy?

3 comments:

Yeah, he's amazing (and has a great header card painting). I'm pretty enthusiastic about everything at this blog you've linked too, frankly. The Klops People (I know at least one of them is named Meklops) have the coolest eyes. And the Battle Damaged cats are all totally great, too.

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(aka Steve Banes) Editor / co-editor of IDW's Chilling Archives of Horror Comic Books: ZOMBIES, RETURN OF THE ZOMBIES, DEVIL TALES, and MUMMIES, as well as co-host of the bi-monthly HAUNTED HORROR comic series and HAUNTED LOVE miniseries. (All image scans and photography by me from items found in my own personal collection-- except where noted.)